Canada apologizes for sled dog slaughter

[Catherine]

In the 1950s and 1960s, Inuit sled dogs in Nunavik were slaughtered by the Canadian Government.
Over 1000 dogs were killed. The dogs were part of the Inuit way of life. Their loss devastated the people who live in the arctic.

Now finally after all these years, the government is apologizing. There will be financial compensation as well.

https://www.canada.ca/en/crown-indigenou...-dogs.html

The story of the slaughter is told in a video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpHPH4VYKAA


The dogs were killed to destroy a way of life. The apology is overdue. The financial compensation will help make up for what was lost.

What can't be restored is the dogs. They were slaughtered. No apology will bring them back.
Helping their people to recover from the loss is a good thing. What needs to be remembered is the dogs themselves. They were trusting and had no way to escape from the slaughter.  I think the government owes the dogs some kind of memorial so they will always be remembered.